Kapal Tentera Laut New Zealand terbakar sebelum tenggelam di Samoa

SAMOA: Sebuah kapal Tentera Laut New Zealand dilaporkan terbakar sebelum tenggelam di luar pantai Samoa pada pagi Ahad.

Kapal penyelam dan hidrografi khas, Manawanui itu dilaporkan terkandas di terumbu berhampiran pantai selatan Upolu pada Sabtu malam ketika belayar melakukan tinjauan.

Anggota tentera, Dave Poole, yang menyaksikan kapal tentera laut itu terbakar menyifatkan kejadian sebagai hari yang menyedihkan untuk penduduk di Samoa dan New Zealand.

Tambah Poole, ketika memasuki kawasan teluk, asap masih belum kelihatan namun selepas 15 minit kemudian, asap mula memenuhi ruang udara sebelum tenggelam.

Dalam pada itu, Reuters juga mengesahkan insiden tersebut melalui kenyataan rasmi dikeluarkan Menteri Pertahanan New Zealand, Judith Collins, dan Ketua Tentera Laut, Laksamana Muda Garin Golding.

Tentera Pertahanan New Zealand memaklumkan kesemua 75 anggota kru dan penumpang di atas kapal terbabit selamat. -- Agensi

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.